>>guest: the markets are saying, this big deal. they still collecting $2.2 trillion. that is enough to pay. >>neil: if we have a downgrade, are all bets off? >>guest: i don't. >>neil: i would welcome a downgrade. it would be the pain from which we have a gift. >>guest: maybe that would wake people up. >>neil: you can catch general -- john on thursday night. this came from my hair cut budget. >>guest: we can see that. but we can compromise on that. >>neil: you can catch john tomorrow night, and, meanwhile, the real problem over the debt problem is how the mainstream media is covering this. the headlines speak volumes. >>neil: take a look at the headlines. you just think it was just republicans or speaker boehner, and they are screwing this up. butthead lines blasting them, or anyone, anyone, anyone who is looking for spending restrainand that is why the fighting is going on and why our country can go down the tubes. pat is not surprised. >>guest: this is the policemen class media coverage, we like spending, we like big government, it is good. it is bad if you try to cu